Colleen Jones

Now in its third edition, Colleen Jones's book "The Content Advantage" has become a classic in the content-profession literature.

The new edition of the book continues to highlight content intelligence and content effectiveness and adds a new focus on the impact and use of AI in content programs. It also takes a fresh look at the enduring concepts of digital disruption and digital transformation, both of which have been accelerated by the arrival of new AI technology.

We talked about:

her work at Content Science and how it informs the forthcoming third edition of her book, "The Content Advantage"
her take on the concepts of "digital disruption" and digital transformation, both of which have been accelerated by the arrival of AI
the title she'd give a movie about pace of organizational adoption of AI: "Slow and Slower"
how elevating content concerns to the C-suite has garnered better results for companies lke the pharma giant Pfizer
how AI can accelerate the implementation of content visions, strategies, and experiences
how AI can improve content intelligence and aid in the assessment of content effectiveness
how the structure, framework, and methodology for assessing content effectiveness remains the same in the age of AI
her push to get organizations to use digital transformation as the lever to take an end-to-end view of their content
how she consciously crafts the language she uses to talk about her consulting services - for example, using the term "end-to-end" instead of "omnichannel"
a correlation that she's identified between operational maturity and AI implementation
how AI might improve the process of improving content performance
her optimism about the prospects for content professionals in the new AI-dominated tech world

Colleen's bio
A content expert and Star Wars fan, Colleen Jones is the founder of Content Science, an award-winning content firm where she has advised or trained hundreds of the world's leading organizations to become content Jedis. She has worked with many of the Fortune 50, the largest U.S. web properties, the largest nonprofits, and several U.S. government agencies. She also served as the fractional head of content at Mailchimp during its high-growth period before its $12 billion acquisition by Intuit.

A member of Mensa, Colleen shares insights about content, AI, and business by writing for Entrepreneur, MediaPost, Forbes, and Content Science Review and by speaking at events around the world. She has earned recognition as a top content change agent by publications such as Technical Communication and a top voice for content strategy and artificial intelligence by LinkedIn. As a top instructor on LinkedIn Learning, Colleen's courses have reached hundreds of thousands of professionals.
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Resources mentioned in this interview

Content Science
The Content Advantage, third edition November 2024

Video
Here’s the video version of our conversation:

https://youtu.be/lumGk_5EH6Q
Podcast intro transcript
This is the Content and AI podcast, episode number 39. The arrival of generative AI has upended many corners of the content world. As a long-time content consultant and researcher, Colleen Jones is very aware of this phenomenon. But Colleen is equally aware of the enduring value of intelligent, effective content, and the fact that all content efforts must ultimately engage and motivate actual human beings. When applied thoughtfully and strategically at an organizational level, AI can help achieve all of these goals.
Interview transcript
Larry:
Hi, everyone. Welcome to episode number 39 of the Content + AI Podcast. I am really delighted today to welcome to the show Colleen Jones. Colleen is the president of Content Science, and also the author of the forthcoming book, The Content Advantage, in its third edition. It's been out for quite a while and the new edition has a lot of ne...